Starmie Rising Rivals #50

Card #50 · Illustrated by Ken Sugimori

80 HPWaterPokémonStage 1

Ungraded · blended

$1.09

▲ 5.2% · 30d

Range $1 → $3
2 grading companies tracked
Confidence high · How we price →

Starmie is a Uncommon Pokémon card from Rising Rivals (#50), illustrated by Ken Sugimori. It's a Stage 1 Water-type Pokémon with 80 HP, evolving from Staryu, weak to Lightning +20. Its current blended market value is $1.09 ungraded. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.

Prices last updated 2 July 2026.

#23 most valuable Starmie of 36 #113 most valuable in Rising Rivals of 120

Raw price by condition

Reverse Holofoil · live market via TCGplayer

NMNear Mint$1.21

LPLightly Played$0.91

MPModerately Played$0.56

DMGDamaged$0.57

7-dayflat

30-day▲ 6.1%

90-day▲ 6.1%

All-time high$1

All-time low$1

Other printingsNormal · $0.50

Price by variant

Reverse Holo$1

Normal$1

TCGplayer market price per printing — reverse holo, 1st edition and unlimited often differ sharply.

Graded prices

Ungraded (raw)$1.21

PSA graded price estimates by grade
Grade	Relative value	Price
PSA 8		$16$16–$16

“Sold” = median of real recent eBay sold listings at that grade. Other figures are blended marketplace estimates. Confidence reflects the price spread — not PSA-official values.

Price history · raw near-mint

1 Aug 20231 Jul 2026

Current

$0.95

Period high

$1.74

Period low

$0.44

Change

▼ 6.9%

Recent sold prices

No recent sold listings tracked.

Population across graders

PSA9 gradedPSA 10 · 1 · 11% gem rate

101

CGC44 gradedCGC 10 · 4 · 9% gem rate

104

9.52

915

8.510

Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Starmie 10 is harder to pull.

Should you grade it?

−$55

Raw $1.09 → graded PSA 8 ≈ $16.00
after ~$70.15 grading fee → 14.7× the raw value

Target grade	Est. value	Grading fee	Net vs raw	Multiple
PSA 8	$16.00	$70.15	−$55	14.7×

Net = graded value − raw value − grading cost (tier fee + ~$20 round-trip shipping), using PSA fees as of 2026-06-28; the paused PSA Value tier is excluded so this isn't overstated. Real outcome depends on the grade achieved; PSA 10 is best-case.

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Where to buy

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Check recent sold prices

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Market signal

Momentum · 30dRising +5%

Derived from this card's 90-day price history, recent trend and cross-market price gap. Informational, not advice.

🇪🇺 Cardmarket price · Europe

82% cheaper than the US

Cardmarket · Europe's largest card market$0

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Card text

Evolves from Staryu.

Aqua Recycle · Poké-Power

Once during your turn (before your attack), you may search your discard pile for a Water Energy card, show it to your opponent, and put it into your hand. This power can't be used if Starmie is affected by a Special Condition.

Synchro Gain20

Colorless

If Starmie and the Defending Pokémon have the same amount of Energy attached to them, remove 4 damage counters from Starmie.

Powerful Spin40

Water

Starmie can't attack during your next turn.

Weakness Lightning +20

About the Pokémon

Mysterious PokémonGEN IStaryu → Starmie

Its central core glows with the seven colors of the rainbow. Some people value the core as a gem.

Card details

SetRising Rivals →

Number#50

RarityUncommon

PokémonAll Starmie cards →

GenerationGen I · Kanto →

ArtistKen Sugimori →

SupertypePokémon

SubtypesStage 1

TypeWater

HP80

Evolves fromStaryu

WeaknessLightning +20

National Pokédex#121

Card IDpl2-50

SourceAggregated marketplaces

Other Starmie cards

There are 9 different Starmie printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Rising Rivals #50 (Uncommon).